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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129095 · 12/2/2015 · East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Trailers

Employer

Name
East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location
102 Deka Rd, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was demonstrating the function of a sliding axle trailer to a coworker when the trailer drifted unexpectedly and caught the employee's finger in one of the adjustment holes. The employee's right index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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